Ian Dalrymple

Ian Dalrymple (26 August 1903 – 28 March 1989) was a British screenwriter, film director, and producer.

Biography

Born at Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University. Initially, he worked as an editor at Gaumont-British pictures and Gainsborough Pictures, later turning to screenwriting. During World War II, he was a producer for the Crown Film Unit, the government run agency for information and propaganda films, in particular working, and forming a close friendship, with Humphrey Jennings. Later, Dalrymple worked for MGM-Korda as a producer. He formed Wessex Productions as his own company, making his films at Pinewood Studios.

He died in London on March 28, 1989.

Selected Filmography

• Balaclava (1928) – as editor
• Taxi for Two (1929) – as co-writer
• Symphony in Two Flats (1930) as editor
• The Ringer (1931) as editor
• Third Time Lucky (1931) as editor
• The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931) as editor
• Sunshine Susie (1931) as editor
• Love on Wheels (1932) as editor
• The Faithful Heart (1932)
• Marry Me (1932)
• After the Ball (1932) as editor
• Channel Crossing (1933)
• A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933) - as producer
• Soldiers of the King (1933) - as editor
• The Good Companions (1933) – as co-writer
• Jury's Evidence (1935) – as co-writer
• Turn of the Tide (1935) – as editor
• South Riding (1937) – as co-writer
• Storm in a Teacup (1937) – as writer-director
• Action for Slander (1937) – as co-writer
• Pygmalion (1938) – as co-writer
• The Citadel (1938) – as co-writer
• The Divorce of Lady X (1938) – as co-writer
• A Window in London (1939) – as co-writer
• Q Planes (1939) – as co-writer
• Cheer Boys Cheer (1939) as co-writer
• French Without Tears (1939) – as co-writer
• London Can Take It! (1940)
• Old Bill & Son (1941) – as co-writer and director
• Pimpernel Smith (1941) – as co-writer
• Target for Tonight (1941) – as producer
• Listen to Britain (1942) – as producer
• Coastal Command (1942) – as producer
• The Woman in the Hall (1947) – as producer and co-writer
• Esther Waters (1947) – as producer and director
• Once a Jolly Swagman (1948) – as producer
• Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) – as producer and co-writer
• All Over Town (1949) – as producer
• Family Portrait (1950) – as producer
• The Wooden Horse (1950) – as producer
• The Heart of the Matter (1953) – as producer and co-writer
• Three Cases of Murder (1954) – as producer and co-writer
• Raising a Riot (1955) – as producer and co-writer
• A Hill in Korea (1956) – as co-writer
• The Admirable Crichton (1957) – as producer
• A Cry from the Streets (1958) – as Producer
• Mix Me a Person (1961) – as co-writer

References

• Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies – published by Harper-Collins ISBN 0-06-093507-3
• Chronicle of the Cinema published by D & K – ISBN 0-7894-2249-2

External links

• Ian Dalrymple biography and credits at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
• Ian Dalrymple at the Internet Movie Database